This is a zine dedicated to black metal written by a follower of the left hand path, This zine has been around in a different format for a while and I have decided to make an edition for www.blogger.com, for more information email occultblackmetalzine@yahoo.com, new albums as well as classic albums will be reviewed on here as long as their good quality black metal,

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Voodus are a band from Sweden that plays an occult form of black metal and this is a review of their 2016 ep "Nightqueen" which was released on Sliptrick Records.

A very distorted amp sound starts off the ep before going into more of a heavier musical direction and dark sounding melodies can also be heard at times while all of the musical instruments sound very powerful and the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style while the vocals are grim black metal screams.

A lot of the music has a more modern Swedish style and whispers can also be heard briefly and classical guitars are also added into certain sections of the recording and when the music speeds up a decent amount of tremolo picking can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling along with some blast beats.

Most of the tracks are very long and epic in length and there are also some spoken vocals which also gives the music more of a ritualistic atmosphere and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and some tracks also bring in a small amount of clean guitars and as the ep progresses elements of thrash and first wave black metal can be heard in some of the guitar riffing and a later song is all instrumental before closing the ep with a heavier track that utilizes vocals.

Voodus plays a style of occult black metal that is very raw and melodic while being mostly rooted in the modern Swedish style of the genre, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover the Lilith Qlipha, Sitra Achra and Left Hand Path themes.

In my opinion Voodus are a very great sounding occult black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Envoy From The Shores Of The Eternal Night" and "The Burning Light Of Daath". 8 out of 10.

Odour Of Death are an international band with members from Poland, The United Kingdom and Ireland and this is a review of their self titled 2016 ep which was released by Lower Silesian Stronghold.

Clean guitar playing starts off the ep and after a couple of minutes the music starts going into more of a darker and heavier musical direction and when the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the music more of a black metal feeling along with some grim and high pitched screams.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the guitar solos and leads that are utilized are very melodic and also gives the songs more of a modern feeling and some of the tracks are very long and epic in length and some of the riffs also bring in a decent amount of melody while clean plying does make a return in some sections of t he recording along with some atmospheric synths and a brief use of demonic growls ca also be heard and one track adds in a few seconds of melodic yet ritualistic chanting and they close the ep with an instrumental.

Odour Of Death plays a style of black metal that is raw in the old school tradition while also bringing in a more modern approach to the genre, the production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in Polish and cover darkness and Satanism themes.

In my opinion Odour Of Death are a very great sounding satanic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Ulga" and "Ofiara". 8 out of 10.

Dark Fury are a band from Poland that plays a very raw form of national socialist black metal and this is a review of their 2016 album "This Story happened Before" which was released by Lower Silesian Stronghold.

A very distorted, d ark yet melodic sound starts off the album along with some grim black metal screams and the solos and leads also use a great amount of melody and spoken word parts can also be heard in certain sections of the recording and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard.

When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very melodic fashion and the tremolo picking gives the songs more of a raw black metal feeling and throughout the recording you can also hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the songs also bring in a great amount of 90's second wave influences and there is also a brief use of spoken word parts while another track also brings in a small amount of melodic chants and the last song is very long and epic in length.

Dark Fury plays a style of national socialist black metal that is very dark, raw and epic in the Slavic tradition, the production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover war, national socialism, darkness, anti Christianity/Islam and hatred themes.

In my opinion Dark Fury are a very great sounding national socialist black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Goatfuckers" and "This Story Happened Before". 8 out of 10.

Celtic Dance are a band from Portugal that plays a national socialist form of pagan/black metal and this is a review of some material they recorded in 2004 and released on a split album with Spain's Wolfthrone but decided 12 years later to release it as it's own album called "Regresses Ad Uterum" which was released by Lower Silesian Stronghold.

Atmospheric soundscapes starts off the album along with some spoken word samples and harsh sounds while also adding in epic sounding synths and after the into they mix in the atmospheric elements in with a more dark and heavy sound that also utilizes a great amount of grim black metal screams.

At times the riffs can be very melodic and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats along with tremolo picking can be heard which also gives the music more of a raw feeling and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and their is also a brief use of deep growls.

Most of the music is more rooted in the 90's second wave era of the genre and the solos and leads also use a great amount of melody when they are utilized and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and one track also brings in a brief use of chanting pagan vocals and spoken word parts also make a return on a later track.

Celtic Dance played a style of national socialist pagan/black metal on this recording that was very raw and epic while also having its melodic moments, the production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Celtic Paganism themes.

In my opinion Celtic Dance are a very great sounding raw and epic national socialist pagan/black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this re-issue. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "One Sword, One Voice" and "A battle To be Won". 8 out of 10.

Aryman area band from Poland that plays a very raw and satanic form of black metal and this is a review of their 2016 album "Czarne Rytualy Otchlani" which was released as a joint effort between Lower Silesian Stronghold and Hass Weg Productions.

Dark soundscapes start off the album and after the intro the music goes into a very fast and r aw black metal direction that also uses a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats along with some grim vocals and the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's second wave tradition of the genre.

At times the music brings in a decent amount of melody and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and at times the vocals mix in a small amount of melody in with the grimness and when guitar leads are finally utilized they are done in a very dark and melodic style and ritualistic chants are added onto the last track briefly.

Aryman plays a style of satanic black metal t hat is very dark, heavy, and raw in the second wave tradition, the production sounds very dark, r aw and old school while the lyrics are written in Polish and cover Satanism, Anti Christianity, Apocalypse and Hatred themes.

In my opinion Aryman are a very great sounding raw and satanic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "W Grobowyn Transie" "Diabelska Swiatynia Umarlych" "Ceremonia" and "Z Czelusci Nocnych Koszmarow". 8 out of 10.

Xaos Oblivion are a duo from Poland that plays a musical style they describe as being 'necro ritual carpathian black metal' and this is a review of their 2016 album "Rituals From The Cold Grave" which was released by Lower Silesian Stronghold.

A very raw, dark and lo-fi black metal sound starts off the album along with some grim screams and all of the musical instruments sound very powerful and when the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.

Most of the tracks are very long and epic in length and the music is more rooted in the mid 90's era of black metal and some of the slower riffs bring in a touch of doom metal while some songs also bring in a small amount of melody and you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording while t he vocals also sound very ritualistic at times and the album remains very heavy and raw from beginning to ending of the recording and only a small amount of guitar solos or leads are utilized on the album.

Xaos Oblivion plays a style of black metal that is very grim, raw and ritualistic sounding, the production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover darkness, Occultism and Paganism themes.

In my opinion Xaos Oblivion are a very great sounding raw and necro black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Cursed Legend" and "Madness From The Tombs". 8 out of 10.

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

- At the moment I'm not working on Dusk. There is a break with this project. I'm more busy with TYMAH at the moment.

2.For those that have yet to hear the albums, how would you describe your musical sound?

- In the beginning it was a bit raw, then became a little bit more burnished. It was always old-school and quite dirty, but never too modern, too clear, too plastic. And of course the musical sound always depended on the circumstances. Book of Satan is a bit different, because it was not a Black Metal album. Concerning the content it was Black Metal, but musically it was not. This album was most of all not metal. It was a dark ritual trance music with shamanic/throat singing. I think those of my albums which were Black Metal albums had avarage BM sound, not the popular one of course.

3.The last full length came out in 2011, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time span?

- In that time we started to work more on TYMAH, which from then on changed a little bit. In the beginning Dim was writing 100% of the music, but this changed, and I started to put more musical ideas into it as well. We tried to develop a system in which we can cooperate and work together with 100 % of efficiency. But this didn't start to work right away, it took some time of experiencing to establish and strengthen this system. The Past is Alive material has a lot of this experimental phase. Since then we have discovered how we should work together so that our ideas complement each other, and thus we can make something better than if we do this alone. This work totally takes my focus, so I give Dusk a little rest. I think I did quite a lot of Dusk albums, and tried to express most or even everything I wanted through Dusk. We'll see what happens, but at the moment I am not writing more Dusk stuff because I don't feel that I could make a better album than the previous ones.

4.Your lyrics cover a lot of Satanic topics, what form of Satanism do you feel you connect with the most?

- I think there is only one Satanism. People who don't understand, who are outsiders regarding Satanism, are separating it into pieces. And when young people, with no experience, come they get lost among this huge amount of misleading information. Those who take it seriously and deepen themselves in this topic speak the same all around the world. Even if the way they express themselves is different sometimes, but the content, the essence is the same. Satanism doesn't have many forms, it is different just because the people who deal with Satanism are on different levels of understanding. And this gives the difference. But I don't think we should be as blind as the christians, who created so many types of christianity, and each leader of each group propogates its own truth and thinks this is the only truth. Everything is the same, there are only minor differences. My lyrics always were about Satanism. Black Metal was about Satanism, and I was doing Black Metal from the beginning. I think everyone has their own way towards enlightement, and you cannot dogmatically prescipe them to do this or that. Everyone has to find their way on their own. Everyone has to find their own method how to find the way back to themselves and the Darkness. The most important is that he or she should be really determined about that this is the most important for them and not just a hobby. They have to clarify that this is the most important, and it will remain like this forever. In a way this is natural, or should be natural, but I feel I have to emphasize this many times. I see in many young people that they are not fully determined and that is why they stop at some level. Simplifying: If someone really wants it he or she will experience Darkness. Spiritual development is one of our primary needs but the way how we reach it maybe totally different in each case. Some need rituals to get rid of the physical dimension, to ascend or descend in the proper spiritual estate, some need meditation. And some use LSD or Psylocibe C. For me the perfect way is to meditate in proper circumstances with the use of some stuff. The most important thing is that we must be able to step out the physical dimension, to step out of the everyday life. everyone pulls down the walls of the ego and physical dimension in their own manner. And if you manage to break them you can experience and understand Darkness. This is of course not our total goal and final destination, but this is the first step which we can call Satanism. Not the method, the approach is important, but the devotion and dedication. Even Lavey with all his "funny" things can be mentioned here as an example, although I think he was quite at the beginning of this understanding. But he was building his theories on freedom and do agree with that it is primary. We need to be free and not being the crowd, the ego should not mislead us. Of course dedication is also needed, but we can also say that it is a smaller detail of the whole... Anyway, I would not draw strict borders. A Satanist is a person, in my eyes, whose goals and aims are identical with the goals of the Darkness. The rest will be solved by devotion and dedication, sooner or later.

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Dusk'?

- Darkness... The beginning of Darkness... but if I want to say it in a different way I could say it it the gate of Hell. Dusk is being inspired by Darkness. I try to express with music my experience with Darkness. I strongly believe in that it can lead me forward and maybe even may lead forward others.

6.Currently there is only 1 member in the band but there where ever musicians involved in the plan, would you consider 'Dusk' as being a solo project these days?

- At the moment I am creating Dusk on my own. In the beginning it was differently, because Akharu was playing an important tole in the band. And of course there had been some drummers as well in that period. Nowadays I think that in a way it is easier to be alone in a band, but in the other hand if several appropriately dark souls gather together they can make better music together. It is of course another issue that it is not easy to find appropriate mates. Average people make average music, and upon this I see that a good musicianship, talent, and creativity is needed also. There are several bands today, who are absolutely fine idealogically, but this does not come through their music. Because, they are not able to project their experience with Darkness well enough through their art. So in case of Black Metal, one-man band it is often a non-avoidable solution. This is how it is in case of Dusk.

7.What where some of the best shows that the band has played in the past and also how would you describe your stage performance?

- I'm not really of that concert-going and concert-doing type of person. And upon this it is of course quite difficult to make a concert in a case of a one-man band. But, there was a concert of Book of Satan, and I think it went on well. My aim was to make that album more understandable, because many didn't understand what to do with it. It was not a Metal album, that you insert in your CD player and listen as you usually do with other Metal stuff. This is a ritual trance music which I tried to present on stage as well. The audience was not made of people walking in from the street by accident, however, I saw fear in the eyes of many when they had a little glance into this world of Darkness... There was maybe only one pair of eyes who could understand this, and I thought there is not point in doing concerts this way. Black Metal is not for concert stage in my opinion, as concerts are about party and fun. Black Metal is not about this. It is a very personal thing, which you rather understand listening in calm circumstances, at home for example. So there won't be any more concerts for sure.

8.On the compilation there was a 'Burzum' cover, what was the decision behind doing your own version of this song?

- Some years ago I had been asked to make a cover like this. A label wanted to make a Burzum tribute album with the participation of Hungarian bands. This cover was made because of this album. But after I heard who will be included in this album I cancelled my participation, because I didn't want to be listed together with fashion bands. I chose this song because Vikernes did Daudi Baldrs the way he did it because of his prison sentence and he had many years until his release that time. I though it would a good idea to chose this kind of song an make a Metal version of Moti Ragnarokum. I didn't want to chose a piece of music that he already did in perfection himself. And this track was not yet done in Metal version by him because of the prison, so I thought I try and imagined how it could sound in the old Burzum manner. Since it was never released, I put it on Satan's Laws material just as an interesting bonus.

9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal?

- In the last few years I kind of lost most of my connections and aquaintances. Maybe it comes by age, I don't know. Anyway, I didn't read or hear any responses lately. Nowadays I more focus on myself, my faith. I've been Satanist for about 22 years and I have probably not more than this much until I reach my inner goals and finish my mission. I'm thinking mainly about this nowadays. What did I reach so far? Is it enough? What can I do, to be more successful with my inner goals an shorten another 22 years?

10.Are you still involved with 'Tymah', these days?

- Yes. As I told above, I am involved in TYMAH much more than before. Compared to previous years it is much more interesting for me nowadays. I feel that now we have a chance to create something really special, that could be an honourable continuation of the old great bands. The 4th album's release is in process at the moment. It will be titled "Zuhanás", and I think it is the best material of the band so far. It developed musically quite a lot since we now we work much more together than before, and the sound has been also polished quite a lot. It did not become modern sounding of course. We just managed to collect all the appropriate instruments, so the quality became much better. However, it was not easy in the country we live in.

11.When can we expect newer music and also where do you see yourself heading into as a musician in the future?

- I can't answer this question at the moment. There is no plans for a new material now.

12.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

- I don't really know what was influencing my music, but I was influenced a lot by these bands: Pokolgép (old), Bahtory, Burzum, Mayhem, Emperor, Vond, Mortiis. These bands had a big affect on my life.

What do I listen today? Mainly the same as I listed above. But I also listen sometimes to Judas Priest, Motorhead. And since many years I listen to Forest also, the first three albums are very good in my opinion.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Demonic Slaughter are a band that has been featured before in this zine and with their current material they go for more of an ambient style of raw black metal and this is a review of their 2015 album "Dark paths To Catharsis" which was released as a joint effort between Hass Weg Productions and Lower Silensian Stronghold.

Nature sounds start off the album along with some ambient style keyboards which also gives the music a very atmospheric feeling and after the intro the music starts going into more of a darker yet heavier musical direction along with all of the musical instruments sounding very powerful as well as bringing in grim black metal screams.

When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the music more of a raw black metal feeling while the riffs also bring in a great amount of dark sounding melodies and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.

Some of the tracks are very long and epic in length and keyboards also make a return in certain sections of the recording and some songs are all instrumental and when guitar solos and leads are brought into the music they are done in a very melodic fashion and the vocals also add in a touch of melody at times without losing their aggressive edge and there is also a brief use of acoustic guitars.

Demonic Slaughter plays a style of black metal that is still very raw while also bringing in some of the atmospheric and epic structures of 90's Polish black metal as well as bringing in elements of ambient to take their musical style to t he next level, t he production sounds very dark, raw and old school while the lyrics cover darkness, nature and occultism themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Demonic Slaughter and if you are a fan of raw, epic and atmospheric black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Dark Paths To Catharsis" "Black Rain" "Rituals Of Honour And Revenge" and "Into the Cold Mountains". 8 out of 10.

Blakulla are a solo project from France that plays a raw and atmospheric form of heathen, occult black metal and this is a review of his 2015 album "The Immortal Cult" which was released by Lower Silensien Stronghold.

Military marching starts off the album and after the intro the music goes into a very fast and raw black metal direction that also uses a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats along with some high pitched screams and the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's second wave style of the genre.

At times the vocals sound very angry while also getting more grim as the album progresses and the songs are very power chord driven while the music sounds like it could of easily been recorded and released over 20 years ago and after awhile the riffs started utilizing more melody and some of the tracks are very long and epic in length and all of the musical instruments sound very powerful and all of the songs stick to a fast and raw musical direction and on the last track spoken word parts and guitar leads are brought into the music briefly.

Blakulla plays a style of black metal that is very raw and old school in the second wave tradition, the production sounds very dark, raw and old school while the lyrics cover Aryan, Paganism, Occultism and Anti Religion themes.

In my opinion Blackulla are a very great sounding raw pagan/black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Pagan Baptism" and "Endless Lunar Night". 8 out of 10.

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Isgarde are a solo project from Sweden that plays a very raw, epic, and atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of his 2016 album "Jag Enslig Skall Ga" which was released as a joint effort between Symbol Of Domination Productions and Black Plague Records.

Thunder and wind sounds start off the album along with some soundscapes that are very atmospheric and the music also brings in a great amount of synths and programmed beats can also be heard at times and after the intro the music gets heavier while also keeping the atmospheric elements.

All of the musical instruments on the recording have a very powerful sound to them and when the music speeds up it brings in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which gives the songs more of a raw black metal feeling along with some grim screams and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.

Acoustic guitars as well as some clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording along with a brief use of spoken word parts and as the album progresses flutes can also be heard in some of the tracks. while on later songs some psychedelic elements and clean yet distorted singing can be heard briefly and some songs also bring in a medieval atmosphere and the last track is all instrumental.

Isgarde plays a style of black metal that is very raw in the Nordic tradition of the genre while also having its epic, melodic and atmospheric moments, the production sounds very raw yet powerful at the same time while the lyrics are written in a mixture of Swedish and English and cover darkness, paganism and occultism themes.

In my opinion Isgarde are a very great sounding raw, epic and atmospheric black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Battle of Bornghom" "Ancient Forest Of Witchery" "Dungeons Of the Devil" and "At Gettlinge Gravalt". 8 out of 10.

Fortid are a band from Norway that plays a viking and pagan form of black metal and this is a review of their 2016 compilation album "The Demo Sessions" which was released as a joint effort between Symbol of Domination Productions, Electric Horizon Productions and Black plague Records.

A very dark, heavy, atmospheric and epic sound starts off the compilation along with the riffs also bringing in a great amount of melody while the vocals are mostly grim black metal screams and acoustic guitars along with some clean singing pagan vocals can be heard in certain sections of the recording.

Some of the cleaner sections bring in more of a medieval folk music feeling and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard while the solos and leads have a very raw and melodic edge to them and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and some tracks also bring in a small amount of synths.

They also bring in a cover of Enslaved's "Lifandi Lifi Undir Harni" and a few of the tracks are also very long and epic in length and some of the faster sections of the songs bring in tremolo picking which adds in more of an old school 90's feeling and throughout the compilation you can also hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and one track also brings in a brief use of war samples.

Throughout this compilation Fortid displays a lot of variety with some songs going for a raw and Nordic style while others focus more on an epic viking or pagan metal style, the production sounds very powerful while the lyrics cover Norse Mythology.

In my opinion this is a very great sounding collection of songs from Fortid and if you are a fan of pagan or viking/black metal, you should check out this compilation. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Nornir" "Pagan Prophecies" "Sun Turns Black" and "Framtid". 8 out of 10.

This is a review of a split 7 inch between France's Azziard and Nirnaeth which will be released in July by Kaotoxin Records and we will start off the review with Azziard a band that has been featured before in this zine with a musical style that is in the war/black metal style and there song "Unus Mundus".

Their side of the split starts out with a very heavy guitar sound that starts evolving into more of a black metal style along with some melodic guitar leads and high pitched screams and the faster sections of the song also use a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the music more of a raw war metal feeling while some mid paced and slow sections are also utilized which also introduces spoken word parts into the song and all of the musical instruments sound very powerful while the guitar leads are also very chaotic, the production sounds very powerful while the lyrics cover World War I themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding track from Azziard and if you are a fan of black and war metal, you should check out their side of the split.

Next up is Nirnaeth a band that plays an orthodox style of black metal with some thrash elements and their song "Nihil In Me".

Their side of the split starts out with a very dark sounding guitar riff and all of the other musical instruments also sound very powerful and when the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beasts can be heard which also gives the song more of a raw feeling while the vocals are high pitched black metal screams and the riffs also use a small amount of melody and also bring in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, the production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover nihilism themes.

In my opinion Nirneath are a very great sounding raw, orthodox black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out their side of the split.

In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of raw and traditional black metal. 8 out of 10.

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?

The band is steady and we already recorded some ideas for the next album. We do not want to rush with the releasing on the next one so we just want to focus on preparing for the upcoming gigs.

2. Recently you have released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

“Calea” is an album that represents a bridge between the ‘old” Ashaena sound, which was more into pagan and the “new” Ashaena sound which is more into black, progressive, post rock sound. The first part of “Calea” is more into the old sound while the last 4 songs are into this new kind of sound.

3. Your lyrics cover the Paganism and Culture of Romania, can you tell us a little bit more about in your interest in these traditions?

I have studied the Romanian Mythology and ancient History for a long time now and together with a serious approach on the Romanian Folklore I have managed to catch several subtle conclusions which are more related to an ethical way of life.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name “Ashaena”?

For the possible askers, Ashaena was one of the first names of the Black Sea. In the Scythian language, this word (Ashaena) used to mean dark blue.
"The Greeks, during their first wanderings, called it Axeinos (the inhospitable one), maybe trying in such a way a phonetic equivalence from the Scythian language into the Greek. Or, maybe, due to the storms which terribly shook and jolted them. But it seemed not to have shaken them terribly enough since they founded on its shores real (fortified or not) towns and trading warehouses. Shortly after it, the Sea received the name Pontus Euxinus, the Hospitable Sea." (Vasile Parvan - "Dacica")

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

Our stage performance is not as explosive as other bands have. In the same time we are not reserved. We move how we feel, we do what we feel. We’ve played many gigs. Each of them has its own shine. I liked playing at Rock ‘n Iasi or in Skopje, the capital city of Macedonia, if I have to remember some specific ones…

6. Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

We didn’t have any touring plans for now. We will see how the album is received by the audience and what opportunities we’ll be presented with,

7. The new album was released on 'Loud Rage Music', are you happy with the support they have given you so far?

We are totally happy with our new label. Our communication level is very good and the label is really doing an amazingly well job in promoting and distributing the music of its roster.

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black and pagan metal?

We’ve received a positive feedback. We’ve got that for our first album and now we’ve started to get positive feedback for this new one. I am glad when our music reach what we seek. The soul, the heart of the listener.

9. Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

As the years go by we are developing and refining our music. We are playing what we feel. It has never been a pattern for us to follow, either we talk about composing or live performances. The music becomes more subtle, the ideas, the concept behind it more spiritual.

10. What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

I have started this project 10 years ago by listening some crucial bands as Phoenix, the old Negura Bunget, Bucovina, from the Romanian bands and a lot of other worldwide known bands which would be too many to be mentioned here. First I have started the band based on pagan sounds and ideology and by time, we’ve filtered a lot our ideology. I have tried all the time to stay away of being associated as a band with the NS movement. We have nothing in common with that and if some folks would read our lyrics would understand this aspect.

11. What are some of your non-musical interests?

I am into the Occult studying and just for your knowledge I have a BA in Cultural Anthropology. I like to travel and see beautiful landscapes and places. I’ve planed a trip in Peru to visit Machu Picchu in the near future (maybe next year). Besides that, I like to read, do barbecues, drink Cuba Libre, do historical reenactment and play a lot of PC games.

12. Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

I wish people would be more honest towards themselves. Nowadays we are living in a totally empty or lack of self-consciousness times. The common sense is almost gone and to be honest I consider that this one together with helping people (if you are able to) without expecting anything in return, the two most important pillars of any ethical way or system of life. Be well and do not forget to smile every day!

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Vileness are a duo that was originally known as 'Ctanic' before changing their name with members from both the United States and Singapore that also plays a very raw and blasphemous form of black metal and this is a review of t heir self released 2016 album "Proclamation Of Wrath".

A very fast and raw black metal sound starts off the album a long with a great amount of blast beats and tremolo picking and a few seconds high pitched screams are added onto the recording and bestial growls can also be heard in the music at times along with elements of war metal and the music is rooted in the 90's.

Throughout the recording there is a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording and the riffs also bring in a small amount of melody and their is only a small amount of guitar leads and all of t he songs stick to a very heavy and raw style of black metal.

Vileness plays a style of black metal that is very raw and old school and also avoids any of the more modern trends of the past 20 years, the production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover dark, violent and blasphemous themes.

In my opinion Vileness are a very great sounding raw and blasphemous black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Impure Salvation" "Death Shall Come To You All" and "God Is Dead". 8 out of 10.

This is a review of another recording from Colorado's Ekelhaft that is also in the raw and satanic direction of black metal from the previous release and the single was self released in 2016 and is called "The Adversary".

Classical guitars start off the single which alos brings in a good mixture of both finger picking and full chords and the music also evokes a very dark atmosphere along with some ritualistic synths and on the second track the music starts going into more of a heavier and darker musical direction.

Once the music speeds up it goes for a very raw style of black metal that also uses a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats while the vocals are very grim yet high pitched black metal screams along with some angry shouts and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and on the last track the bass guitar brings in more of a powerful sound along with guitar leads also being added into the music briefly.

Ekelhaft creates another recording that is the raw and satanic tradition of the previous ep while also showing a great amount of progression as musicians, the production sounds very dark and r aw while the lyrics cover darkness and anti cosmic Satanism themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ekelhaft and if you are a fan of raw and satanic black metal, you should check out this single. RECOMMENDED TRACK "The Adversary". 8 out of 10.

Ekelhaft are a band from Denver, Colorado that plays a very raw and satanic form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2016 ep "Blood Moon's Curse".

A very dark and ritualistic sound starts off the ep along with some spoken word parts before going into a very fast and raw black metal direction that also uses a great amount of brutal blast beats and tremolo picking while the vocals are done mostly in a high pitched style of screaming and the riffs also bring in a small amount of dark sounding melodies.

Some of the riffs have a small amount of death metal influences in them and the songs also bring in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the songs are also more rooted in the old school style of black metal and one the 3rd track while on the last song a few seconds of clean playing is brought into the music 7before returning back to a heavier direction,

Ekelhaft plays a style of black metal that is very raw, heavy and aggressive while also having a very ritual and hateful atmosphere to them, the production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover darkness, anti cosmic Satanism and anti Abrahamic themes.

In my opinion Ekelhaft are a very great sounding raw and satanic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Blood Moon's Curse" and "To Salt The Earth". 8 out of 10.

Vourdalak are a duo from Denver, Colorado that plays a very cold, distant and loathsome form of black metal and this is a review of their 2016 demo "Prayers to The Void" which was released by Nauseating Whiff Records.

A very distorted amp sound starts off the demo before going into a very fast and raw black metal direction that also uses a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats and the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's second wave style of the genre and you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording.

Throughout the recording there is a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the vocals are all high pitched black metal screams and both of the tracks are very long and epic in length and they all stick to a very heavy musical direction that is mostly power chord driven and also avoids any melody or solos to create a very raw style of black metal and the vocals on the second song have more of an angry approach to them.

Vourdalak plays a style of black metal that is very raw and traditional in the true tradition of the genre and also avoids any of the more modern styles and brings the genre back to its roots, the production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover darkness and occultism themes.

In my opinion Vourdalak are a very great sounding raw black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this demo. RECOMMENDED TRACK "To Die In The Shrine Of the Wolf". 8 out of 10.

Answers by Stormur, frontman of Veturheim1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

Veturheim started as a one-man project and now we're full 4-piece band. We play post black/blackgaze music.

2.So far you have released 2 full length's and an ep, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on therecordings and also how do they differ from each other?

In every track i trying to create an atmosphere that evoke your feelings and memories even deep ones. It can be loneliness,despair, anger or love, hope, happiness. If you feel bad and you are enjoying it, then we made everything right.Our music is dark and melancholic, sometimes agressive and biting. On self-titled album the sound was mostly based on distorted riffs and minor melodies sinks you to a trance-like state on the first half of album, then it started to become more vivid and dreamy, but still with grim screaming.On EP we decided to slow things down, focus on heavy groove and experimenting with some raw black.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band has explored with the music so far?

There's a story going through self-titled album. it's about soul obtaining its pieces, bears with unknown. Lyrics describes a world with unique living nature where everything is connected. Themes on EP is purely emotional. At first it was meant to be released as a split with Voss Mohr, but due to some troubles we had to separate our releases.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Veturheim'?

"Vetur" means "Winter" on Icelandic, and "Heim" stands for realm like "Jotunheim". It's a refer to a Norse paganism.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

For now we had only one gig. There was some troubles, but everything was good and we showed all the anger we have. Our live sets are somewhat heavier, faster and more furious than album versions.

6.Do you have anytouring or show plans for the future?

Yes. Definitely.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?

Yes, we are looking for label. So if you have interesting offer feel free to write to veturheim@gmail.com

8.On the ep you had done a cover of Ayr's "Thirst", what was the decision behind doing your own version of this song?

Our drummer once said that we got to do it, because it's going to sound great and it fits us very well. He likes this band very much and wanted more people to know about it.

9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal?

Haha, i remember one hilarious "review" from poland heavy music lover. I accidentaly found it, send it to drummer and we hystericaly laugh on it. At first it goes with standart "band from Russia, post black metal" and stuff but when you expecting this is going to continue he starts write in very pissed off style, and wishes if he had our cd to flush it in a toilet.Speaking serious world feedback was good, people likes us everyday on facebook, buying albums on bandcamp. I think it's good for the beginning, we only starting our way.

10.When can we expect another full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

Soon, work in progress. Looking forward to it, because it's going to be something interesting.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

I grew up on oldschool music. Rock, metal, blues, punk. The time when guys was inventing a sound I love the most. Then I discovered post-rock, shoegaze, stoner and sludge.We are inspired by a lot of things of various genres and use it to make an atmosphere or show an emotions we want to show.Post-rock tremolos with delay, blastbeats and eerie guitar riffs? We can make it sounds right.Speaking of a present scene I listen to Solstafir, Alcest, Peste Noire, Wardruna, Eyehategod, QOTSA and many more. There are very good bands among mediocrity.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?

I like to watch movies. Many of them. My favorite is Lynch's and Kubrick's pictures. Play video games, hang out with friends, ride long board. In future i want to travel a lot and... who knows.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Monday, June 27, 2016

Unknown are a musical project from Portland, Oregon that consists of members of 'Chasma' and plays an atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of t heir self released and untitled 2016 ep.

A very distorted guitar amp sound starts off the ep before going into a heavier direction which also introduces grim black metal screams onto the recording and most of the tracks are very long and epic in length while also having an improv feeling and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard.

You can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording while the faster sections of the songs bring in more of a raw black metal feeling while some of the riffs also bring in a small amount of tremolo picking you can also hear the more modern, atmospheric and post side of the genre in the solos and leads which also get very melodic at times and clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording and there is also a brief use of spoken word parts while some tracks also bring in depressive elements.

Unknown creates a style of black metal that is very raw, ,modern and atmospheric while also having its melodic moments and bringing in a more Cascadian approach to t he genre, the production sounds very dark and raw while t he lyrics cover dark and depressive themes.

In my opinion Unknown are a very great sounding atmospheric black metal project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Unknown 2' and "Unknown 5". 8 out of 10.

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Wintergeist. The band’s mythic ‘luck’ that has something weird and unexpected happen to us at every turn or creates conflicting schedules and problems with every attempt. This is kind of the inside joke in Winterlore, but it’s how we’ve operated thus far and we've always had spurts of great activity to propel us onward. Currently school, work, and living out-of-state are keeping things quiet, but eventually we’ll right back in the thick of it.>> 2.In May you had released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?> A good description of the album is that it’s 90s stylized black metal with a touch of epic interwoven throughout. There is, of course, more modern affectations to the album as well. We wanted the music to come across as audible, but raw, atmospheric, yet flowing and interesting whilst trying to keep it dark and gritty. Ultimately, we build around some riffs we dig. We did lose a little bit of the drums and some other dynamic elements in the master, but are still proud of the final release. Winterlore compared to Four Swords... is more mature and shows more care in the recording stages to augment the riff-storm that ensues when listening to the album.

> 3.On the older material you had used more folk instruments and keyboards and the newer material is more raw and guitar driven, what was the decision behind going into this musical direction?

The presence of synths and folk instruments is about the same; mostly, we used what felt right. There is 1 flute part instead of 2 and no jaw harp this time, but there are more synths on this release. The synths are just more subtly used this time around. We feel they can add something to the album, but we wanted the songs to be able to stand by themselves without them, for gig-playing purposes and for personal preferences.>> 4.Can you tell us a little bit more about the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?> There are definitely two major themes dominating the lyrics in the album. There is present a dark and epic fantasy tone and an anti-religious stance. The latter is usually intertwined within the former. A couple of the songs had working titles taken from the Horus Heresy universe. ‘Old Night’ in Ice of Old Night gets its origin from this and so too do the first couple lines in the album.

> 5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Winterlore'?> We were not going to just be another band named after a demon and we had clear European metal interests when nearly all the USBM bands at the time only desired to be fast, sound the same, and have very generic riffs. So we thought long and hard and bounced ideas off one another for a few days until Winterlore was offered up. When suggested, that was unanimously agreed as a perfect and fitting name that rolls off the tongue. It very much still encompasses the image of the band, one of frozen evil.

> 6.Out of all of the shows that you have played over the years which one did you enjoy the most?> We definitely enjoyed all our shows but for one (an electronic kit with no monitors is a shitty surprise we would do without experiencing again). It always managed to snow intensely and out-of-nowhere on the nights of our shows, even late in April. We also had a great road trip as a band to play in Denver and see the scene outside of our hometown.

> 7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?

None as of yet. >> 8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your newer music by fans of black metal?> Pretty good so far. Perhaps a little quiet but the responses are well enthused and global.

> 9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?> Thorolf’s project Ered Within has a second release fully recorded and has material recorded for another project, but must await some free time from school to see them finalized. Nortaath has released an electronic album under the artist title of City at Worlds End and is working on some gaming music/sounds. R.Sodomizer has been in multiple bands here, most recently Odium Totus; Thorstien was vocalist for death metal band Malignant Inception.

> 10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?> Wherever it heads, you may expect to hear riff-driven metal that is inspired by what we like.

> 11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?> One that stands out would be Sargeist; we really love how the music flows, is interesting and encapsulates the perfect black metal sound (Let the Devil In). Some others stand out, like Ulvegr, Numen, Angantyr and some other atmospheric black metal outfits influence the writing. Some of our favorite bands that we all love and any list would be incomplete without mentioning are Darkspace, Walknut, and again Sargeist. Still enjoying classic acts of the 90s and some of the great atmospheric offerings that permeate the current period. A few other great mentions would include Sünhopfer, Gratzug, Kataxu, Evilfeast, Darkenhold, Goatmoon, Paysage d’Hiver, Inquisition, Darchon, and Darkeater to name a few.> 12.How would you describe your pagan and anti christian views?> None of us have any actual pagan views; when we were younger we sang about Norse mythology because it interested us and, indeed, is still interesting lore. And we are more than anti-Christian, we are anti-religious. We see how religion shackles humanity and we look to science and logic. Winterlore uses a symbol (rune) that represents ‘Odinism against Christianity’ to show a glorious fiction revolting against the feeble, yet strongly supported, fallacy that is Christianity.

> 13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?> Let us not heed this PC infiltration and distraction that has beset black metal and continue pursuing the paths of our desires.

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Valgaldr are a band from Norway that plays a very raw form of black metal and this is a review of their 2016 album "Ostenfor Sol" which will be released in July by Heathen Tribes.

A very fast and raw black metal sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and the music is very heavily rooted in the traditional Nordic style while you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording and the vocals are all grim screams.

Throughout the recording there is a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and some of the riffs also bring in a decent amount of melody and the solos and leads also bring in a very melodic style and the music also brings in a great amount of 90's second wave influences while a couple of tracks also brings in a brief use of clean singing and the whole album also sticks to a heavy and raw musical direction from beginning to ending of the recording.

Valgaldr plays a style of black metal that is very raw and old school in the true Nordic tradition, the production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in Norwegian and cover dark themes.

In my opinion Valgaldr are a very great sounding raw Norwegian black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Et Slott i Skogen" "Vargnatt" and "Slagmark". 8 out of 10.

Seltar are a solo project from the United States that plays an atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of his 2016 compilation album which includes his 2015 full length "Are Teike" and 2015 ep "Declaration MMXV" which was released by Heathen Tribes Records.

Acoustic guitars start off the ep songs and after awhile epic and atmospheric synths are added into the music and they also mix in with a more heavy and melodic style and after awhile blast beats and melodic guitar leads make their presence known along with the riffs also using a great amount of tremolo picking.

Vocals are mostly grim black metal screams while the faster sections of the songs have a raw feeling to them and the songs bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while all of the musical instruments sound very powerful and clean playing be heard at times while the music on the full length has more of a raw style than the ep while also retaining the atmospheric elements and the music brings in a very modern approach to the genre while some songs also bring in a pagan atmosphere along with some elements of ambient.

Seltar plays a style of atmospheric black metal that is very modern and melodic while also having a very raw edge, the production sounds very raw and heavy while the lyrics cover Iberian Heritage, and Ancient Times.

In my opinion Seltar are a very great sounding atmospheric black metal project and if you are a fan of this compilation. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Gloria Antigua" and "II". 8 out of 10.

1, For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?Smiercieslau - band of old Black/Thrash Metal from Belarus, was formed in 1998 and existing to this day.

2. How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recordings?Our sound and style of playing was inspired by the earlier Bathory records and Slayer. No one in Belarus was played before us and, I think, did not play like that now.

3. The last album was released in 2013, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time period? The new material of Smiercieslau is created and subjected to the arrangement. I'm learning to play the drums, to record all the parties alone.

4. The lyrics deal with some occult topics, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in Occultism? I was interested in the occult themes in the 90-s-2000-s, but now there is no need to talk about it.

5. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Smiercieslau'?Smiercieslau is Deathworshipper, the band originated in the times when Black Metal finally lost its former power and magnificence, and replacing the present old bands idiots and clowns took the stage.

6. I have noticed that the band avoids any use of social networks, do you feel these have been ruing the underground over the years?There is no sense in collecting of comments and likes of social networking. So much so that life Smiercieslau not frequent any events. I still am a fan of the old types of communication-correspondence with black ink on paper with flyers inside the envelopes!

7. What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?We played only one gig Smiercieslau. Initially viewers were shocked when they saw on stage just me with a guitar and Darkut'a for drums. But then our band on 2 songs Modgud had joined, and all beginning somehow resemble the performance of the band.

8. Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?There are a couple of invitations to do concerts for "true". But at present I am sole participant Smiercieslau, so things are not so simple.

9. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal?I don't care how people usually speak about music Smiercieslau. Most of the bands to create such music are not capable.

10. What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?Two albums of my first band Oyhra getting ready for release. Maybe record of our other Black Metal project Zmrok will be completed soon.

11. Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?The concept and sound of Smiercieslau in the future for sure will not change. Otherwise the existence of band is meaningless, and the memory of the golden age of Black/Thrash Metal would be desecrated.

12. What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?The music Smiercieslau is influenced of Bathory, Slayer and Sepultura. All of these bands, as well as the old Heavy metal, Black metal, Dark ambient and OI/RAC I listen usually when I have the opportunity.

13. Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts? Let everything in life goes by in addition to metal, sports, alcohol and sex!

Thursday, June 23, 2016

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?1. We’ve been working on our next release. It is never stopping process because PIAREVARACIEN has got a lot of stuff to work with.

2.In June you had released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound of the new recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?2. We are satisfied with the sound on our new album «U Pošukach Pačatku Tych Šlachoŭ». We would say it became more clear and precise than it was on previous releases (excluding our experimental work «Spadčyna / Heritage») thanked to a new sound master we cooperate with.The guitars sound deep and firm, but acoustic parts are also well readable. The bass and drums section sounds also stable and harshly – that’s what we like most if we talk about the sound.

3.In March you also recorded an album that was done in more of a folk music direction, how would you compare playing this style to the heavier style that you have played on most of the other releases?3. To be precise, the album «Spadčyna / Heritage» was released in March, but it had been recorded much earlier. We planned the stuff on «Spadčyna / Heritage» for split with a folk-band from Lithuania, but it turned up later to be a separate experimental album.Playing Metal is more usual to PIAREVARACIEN than playing Folk music, but recording of «Spadčyna / Heritage» was easier to us, because we just played instruments, the main accent was performed by guest singers. Nevertheless playing, composing and working on music of a different style was very interesting to us, so it was a great experience.

4.On the metal album the concept was about war while on the acoustic album the concept was about time and seasons, can you tell us a little bit more about the lyrical content of the newer music?4. The lyrics of «U Pošukach Pačatku Tych Šlachoŭ» (translated as «Searching for the beginning of those ways») refer to a whole story and divided into 7 chapters. The story is dedicated to such topics as war, heroism, patriotism, nationalism, love and death, historical events that took place in our lands. It's devoted to a collective character of a soldier who depicts all perished people of all time. The story is represented as short descriptions in the booklet.

5.From 2012 up to 2016 there was no music being released, can you tell us a little bit more about what was going on during that time span?5. For the past 4 years we have changed the line-up, played at some local gigs, worked on the stuff and recorded «Spadčyna / Heritage» and «U Pošukach Pačatku Tych Šlachoŭ» LP albums, recorded a cover version «Der Scharlachrote Tod» for ABSURD tribute (released in 2014) and recorded stuff for an unreleased yet 4-ways split.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?6. Right now we are preparing our performance for a Pagan Festival in Lithuania «Menuo Juodaragis» which will be hold in August. We don’t play frequently, so after the festival we will focus on work in studio again.

7.The newer music was released on 'Crush The Desert Records' are you happy with the support that they have given you so far?7. We have been working with «Crush The Desert» for a long time and they released our three albums for now:«If no Sun» (2011)«Spadčyna / Heritage» (2016)«U Pošukach Pačatku Tych Šlachoŭ» (2016)

«Crush The Desert» helped us to record «If no Sun» and they make some artwork for our releases. We also satisfied with their attitude and we are of the same views concerning the modern world, which is also very important to us if we speak about a label to be released by.

8.Over the years a lot of your lyrics have covered 'Belarusian Paganism' which is not as well known as some of the other Slavic, Nordic or European cultures, do you feel a lot of the outside or political influences over the centuries have done a great amount of damage to the culture of your country?8. Belarusian Paganism is not the main theme of our lyrics literally as one could think. But Paganism to us is Belarus, its Nature, its language, White culture, traditional family, our ambitions and goals, etc.But on the other hand we believe that people must return to their roots. Any religion is an instrument to brainwash people’s mind, when Traditional belief is a thread which connects you and your ancestors both spiritually and physically.While their religions tell them get on knees and watch their homelands dying infested by hordes of “refugees”, tolerant faggots, corrupted politicians and other freaks, only voice of blood will arouse White peoples’ conscience to confront that madness and take our lands back.

9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black and pagan metal?9. To be honest, we don’t know the situation very well, but we have some contacts with comrades from Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, France, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, US, Indonesia… and we know that there are some people who like our music. Though we are not a well-known band at all.

10.Do any of the band members also participate in any other bands or musical projects these days?10. Yeah. Some members also play in other projects, but there’s nothing now to tell about indeed. PIAREVARACIEN is the main work place for us.

11.What direction do you want to take the band into musically on future releases?11.We don’t want it to be of a certain direction and hope to make some experiments or mix it with some other styles in the future. We try not to make albums with the same sounding and musical style.

12.Are there any influences that you have brought into the newer music that you where not able to do with past releases?12. We are not sure that there are any influences at all in our music now. Of course we have some sources of inspiration for writing our own music, and one of such sources is listening others’ music, but it doesn’t mean we will bring it in our own songs. We just play how we feel and that’s all we are able to bring here in our music.

13.Before we wrap up this interview do you have any final words or thoughts?13. We are glad to have such an interesting conversation with you and hope your listeners enjoy it as well. Stay strong, support our People worldwide, be worthy descendants of our European ancestors!